Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

Vocational Programs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
122K	$41.14	$85,570

The role of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists is to review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors The average annual wage of the occupations is $85,570 and $41 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Occupational Health and Safety Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 122,300 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Occupational Health and Safety Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	43	-	-	-	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	13	-	-	-	-
Environmental Health	7	-	-	-	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	3	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

Industrial Safety Technology/Technician

Environmental Health

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Schools offering voational programs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The following 62 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.